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Off to Scotland for Jamboree Pictured above .(.back row) Bill Tomlinson, leader, Brandon Coyle, president, Newcastle, Kevin scott, Orono, Tom Gould, Bowman ville and Fraser Lee. (Front row) Ryan Tomlinson, Orono and Nick Gallello, Newcastle. Five boys and three leaders of 1201 Orono-Newcastle Venturers are off on a three week exciting and fun filled International Scout Jam-. boree in Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. we departed on Monday, July- 24th by air line service to fly with Worldways Airline from Toronto to Gatwick airport in London, England. Arriving in England we will board the British rail and travel (Continued page 3) Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 26, 1989 School trustees to join with councilor in provincial protest The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education has given approval to a meeting that will bring local municipal politicians politicians and the school trustees together to discuss and protest declining provincial funding as it affects affects both the municipalities and the school board. The two groups are to meet in the board office on September 21.. ' - The suggestion for the meeting came from trustee Will' Day who with Madelaine Currelly had met with (lope Township council over their concerns with the school budgfct. • There were however some concerns concerns expressed by trustees of the upcoming meeting. »■ Bill Carman of Orono said, "It Has become the most popular game in town to-day to basil the government". government". "I don't think this meeting will accomplish anything," he said. Carman also pointed out that the school board had to rely on the province province and ministry for many things and suggested it was unwise to confront confront the ministry with demands, for more money. "I for one am not having a great deal of difficulty with the way the ministry is funding education," he said."It is one way to keep educational educational cost down if the.boards of education can't do it themselves," he said. Other trustees also suggested that there was little likelihood that the two groups could work together. Bob Spooner, a Cobourg trustee said he was opposed and noted that Happenings . . . ORONO FAIR BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE The Orono Fair Books are now available at the Orono Times. Memberships, Work Pbsses, Entry Forms and Prize Lists are available by calling George Carson at 983-5272 or Karen Yellowlees at 986-0657. AT NEWCASTLE LIBRARY, BOWMANVILLE BRANCH Creatures of the Jungle will make their appearance at the Bowmanville Branch of the Newcastle Library on Thursday, Thursday, July 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. South American reptiles on display. On Thursday, August 3 at 2 p.m. Fairytale Fun at the Bowmanville Branch and on Tuesday, August 8th from 2:00 to 2:40 a Puppet Show of the "Paperbag Princess" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff". CAR SHOW CANCELLED The 4th Annual Antique and Classic Car Show scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Clarke Museum in Kirby has been cancelled. The museum apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. not one councillor attended any pre-budget meetings held by the board to voice their concerns. Another trustee, Bowmanville's Mike Slocombe, said that municipal politicians, in some cases, do not understand the system and the fact it is not in their jurisdiction. Judi Armstong said the. trustee's role was largely political and urged them to support the recommendation. recommendation. Wants time Capsule for nuclear plant Susan Elston of. the Durham Nuclear Awareness committee approached approached council seeking permission permission to erect a cairn and time capsule capsule in a: location at the visitors' gates to the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. She said it .was proposed, with permission of the Town, to place the cairn and capsule capsule on Town owned property. The cairn would recognize the start of operation of the plant which she felt would be early in September irregardless of any objection objection from the Town. She said they would like to have the cairn in place by September 2nd. As to contents of the time capsule she said it would contain articles both pro and anti the generating station as well as pictures and other items of interest. When asked when the time capsule capsule would be opened she said in one hundred years. Elston said the project would be independent of both hydro and the town. ' ' The matter was referred to the Chief Administrative Officer and legal counsel who were empowered empowered to act if there were no legal problems for the Town of Newcastle. Newcastle. Estate residential plan reversed at council The uncertainty of any outcome or the future was demonstrated on Monday evening when the Reid/Reyneart proposal for 14 estate residential lots, east of Kirby, came before council. The proposal had passed by a 4 to 2 vote the previous Monday but at council on Monday night the application application was turned aside on the call of a recorded vote which ended in a tie, 3 to 3. Comic. Larry Hannah who had voted for the proposal at the General Purpose committee meeting was absent from council due to sickness. The Mayor who had held the chair the previous Monday had not voted at the time but this past Monday recorded her negative vote. The issue was again debated by opponents and the proponent and with considerable ■ input by Mayor Hubbard, Councs.' Hamre and Stapleton. Those voting against the proposal were Councs. Deegan, Hooper and Mayor Hubbard. Kathy Guselle, chairman of the Save the Ganaraska Again committee, committee, reiterated that many of the com cerns against the proposal had been ignored in the planning report as • related to those concerns of the Ski Club, SAGA and other speakers. She read and referred to a letter in whch a hobby farmer said he had asked'to graze the lands but was told they didn't want to use the land for agricultural purposes." Guselle spoke of septic system being raised sbme 1 to 1.5 metres above the water table and spoke of water courses on the property, intermittent intermittent streams, which had not been recorded on many maps used by the Conservation Area and other agencies. The chairman also referred to the Woods report in which wetlands were to be alleviated through grading. She spoke of a possible lose of thousands of dollars of nursery plantings at Elva Reids. Guselle also pointed out that the Ministry of Environment thought it was important enough that a Type A study is to be considered for the Ganaraska Watershed area. She contended that it was precedent setting setting and that numerous developers are awaiting the outcome. Counc. Hamre is referring to what effect the 14 proposed wells may have on neighbouring residents said that the development agreement agreement with the developer takes care of this issue. Guselle asked what' happens after the property changes hands, who then carries the responsibility. responsibility. Counc. Hamre said every concern concern is dealt with and said this proposal proposal has been dealt with just like ail others. She also said that the Town had not received one objection from any of the reporting agencies. Bill Reid, one of the proponents of the proposal #hid he was making himself available if there were any (Continued page 3) Athletic sponsoring cook book project Art Reid, Orono, a member of Orono Fair. ■the Orono Amateur Athletic. The project includes seeking association, is busy these days com- sponsors for the project with finan- ■ piling a cook book that is expected' cial donations 1 as well as obtaining to be ready for sale prior to the (Continued page 3) Winner of Over-all roller skating title 1 It.'s ail in (he family at the Schmidt-Hansen family at R.R. 1 Kentjal as far as roller skating is concerned and both Cir\a (left) and Pia (right) are competitors in tlie sport, Cina recently returned from the National competition in Winnipeg taking* the Over-all title in the Sophbmore class placing first in (Continued page 3)